Cross-Border Deal Toys: Creative Ideas Beyond Maps & Flags

November 1, 2017 by David Parry

This blog might (rightfully) be the last place you'd seek insights into the dynamics of global, cross-border M&A activity. So we'll skip any analysis and simply note that 1) cross-border deal activity continues to surge this year, and 2)...

ALL “New” Dinosaur Deal Toys: Going Back to The 90’s!

September 20, 2017 by David Parry

Our latest gallery of IB artifacts revisits an era we had previously glimpsed in the inventively titled posts "Dinosaur Deal Toys", "More Dinosaur Deal Toys", and "'New' Dinosaur Deal Toys". Take a quick excursion back to a time featuring names...

7 Landmark Tech Deal Toys

September 10, 2017 by David Parry

An LBO. A British cop. A flying taxi. Two Facebook rejects. See these stories, and more, as we unfurl our gallery of landmark tech deal toys. Michael Dell managed to upstage the $25 billion LBO in which he took his company private in...

European Deal Toys: Ice Cream, Excel, & The Eiffel Tower

June 5, 2017 by David Parry

This week's blog post---our 100th---highlights deals and deal toys from France, Holland, Sweden, Switzerland, and Spain. Take a quick look. Sweden's Candyking specializes in "pick 'n' mix" confectionery. Swedes consume about 16 kilos of candy...

European Deal Toys: Ghosts, Princesses, & Chelsea Football

May 11, 2017 by David Parry

Our latest gallery of European deal toys features ghosts, princesses, and Bulgarian water. Take a quick tour, and as always, if you have a tombstone project pending or in the works, be sure to contact those responsible for these designs: our...

European Deal Toys: Stephen Hawking, Himalayan Bridges, and Hg

April 21, 2017 by David Parry

He's been assaulted with a bazooka, drilled with a football, and unceremoniously sucked into a black hole--and he's now the centerpiece of one of the deal toys featured here. Take a moment to catch up on some recent European deals and deal toys...

Mascara and Shanghai Kitchens: Unique Deal Toy Designs

March 30, 2017 by David Parry

Catch up on some recent European deal toys you may have missed. Join us on a quick European tour including Sweden, Cyprus, Italy, Holland, Germany---and New Zealand, and North Carolina, and Shanghai. Jens Nilsson founded Swedish service provider...

Unique European Deal Toys: Scottish Unicorns and More

March 19, 2017 by David Parry

Complete this sequence: Supply chain robots... Online travel... Scottish unicorns... DraftKings... and Yes, that's right, what else: "Oliver Stone". With that context, you're now ready to take a quick look at our latest gallery...

European Deal Toys: VR, Giant Trucks & More!

February 17, 2017 by David Parry

It's Hellblade and Everest VR, combined with giant trucks, crossed with Danish street lamps, and laughing cows. Some new, misconceived game? No, it's actually our latest collection of European deal toys. Take a moment to check it out--and, as...